Maryland · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 39: Public Health - Repeal of Prohibition on Transfer of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (Carlton R. Smith Act)

Enacted Last action May 20, 2025: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 651

Plain-language summary

HB 39 is a bill introduced in the Maryland House on June 25, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Public Health - Repeal of Prohibition on Transfer of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (Carlton R. Smith Act). Primary sponsor: Luke Clippinger (Democratic), Nicole Williams (Democratic), Frank Conaway (Democratic), David Moon (Democratic), Karen Simpson (Democratic), Kym Taylor (Democratic), Scott Phillips (Democratic), Gary Simmons (Democratic), Karen Toles (Democratic), Cheryl Pasteur (Democratic), Elizabeth Embry (Democratic), Jon Cardin (Democratic), Charlotte Crutchfield (Democratic), Sandy Bartlett (Democratic), Jen Terrasa (Democratic), Vaughn Stewart (Democratic), Sheila Ruth (Democratic), Andrew Pruski (Democratic), Bernice Mireku-North (Democratic), Mary Lehman (Democratic), Aaron Kaufman (Democratic), Dana Jones (Democratic), Jessica Feldmark (Democratic), Christopher Bouchat (Republican), Kris Fair (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (May 20, 2025): Approved by the Governor - Chapter 651.

Sponsors

Primary sponsors: Luke Clippinger (Democratic); Nicole Williams (Democratic); Frank Conaway (Democratic); David Moon (Democratic); and 21 more.